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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.7502 Genus Keetia E.Phillips; Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. 587 (1926), E. P. Phillips in Bothalia 2: 368 (1927)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa
Species listed in database: 43
species :
Keetia abouabou Cheek; Kew Bull. 73(4)-56: 6 (2018)
Distribution: Ivory Coast
22 IVO
species :
Keetia acuminata (De Wild.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 985 (1986)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Angola
22 NGA 23 BUR CAB CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium robynsianum C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 460 (1967), nom. illeg.
= Plectronia acuminata De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 28 (1915)
species :
Keetia angustifolia Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 971 (1986)
Distribution: Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda
23 BUR RWA 25 UGA
species :
Keetia bakossiorum Cheek; Kew Bull. 61(4): 592 (2007)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN CR (Cameroon)
species :
Keetia bridsoniae Jongkind; Kew Bull. 57(4): 989 (2002)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 GHA IVO LBR SIE
species :
Keetia carmichaelii Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 984 (1986)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia cornelia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 985 (1986)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Cameroon; Central African Republic
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium cornelia Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 4: 14 (1829)
= Canthium cornelianum St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 121 (1880)
= Canthium heudelotii Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 139 (1877)
= Canthium ruminatum Baill.; Adansonia 12: 200 (1878)
= Canthium senegalense A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 188 (1834)
= Pavetta cornelia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Rchb. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 473 (1830)
species :
Keetia davidii Bridson & Cheek; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(Suppl. 2): 157 (2019)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia ferruginea Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 977 (1986)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia foetida (Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 981 (1986)
Distribution: Malawi; ?Zimbabwe
26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium foetidum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 142 (1877)
= Canthium tophamii Bullock & Dunkley; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 420 (1937)
= Plectronia foetida (Hiern) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 386 (1895)
species :
Keetia futa Cheek; Kew Bull. 73(4)-56: 11 (2018)
Distribution: Guinea
22 GUI
species :
Keetia gordonii Cheek & O.Lachenaud; Kew Bull. 79: 842 (2024)
Distribution: Gabon (W- & C-Gabon)
23 GAB
species :
Keetia gracilis (Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 986 (1986)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAF CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium brevifolium Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 67 (1887)
= Canthium congense Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 141 (1877)
= Canthium gracile Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 139 (1877)
= Plectronia brevifolium (Engl.) Engl. ex De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1(2): 33 (1900)
= Plectronia congensis (Hiern) T.Durand & H.Durand; Syll. Fl. Congol. 268 (1909)
species :
Keetia gueinzii (Sond.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 970 (1986)
Name: Climbing Turkey-berry
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR CAB CAF CMN GAB RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium charadrophilum (K.Krause) Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 369 (1932)
= Canthium gueinzii Sond.; Linnaea 23: 54 (1850)
= Canthium pynaertii (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 460 (1967)
= Canthium scabrosum Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 367 (1932)
= Keetia transvaalensis E.Phillips; Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. 588 (1926)
= Plectronia charadrophila K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 36 (1920)
= Plectronia gueinzii (Sond.) Sim; Forest Fl. Cape 241 (1907)
= Plectronia pynaertii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 174 (1907)
= Plectronia subcordatifolia De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 199 (1925)
species :
Keetia hispida (Benth.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 986 (1986)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Angola
22 GHA GNB IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 BIO BUR CAB CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium favosum Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 112 (1931)
= Canthium hispidum Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 409 (1849)
= Canthium medusulum Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 474 (1898)
= Canthium setosum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 141 (1877)
= Plectronia hispida (Benth.) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 386 (1895)
= Plectronia hispida var. glabrescens K.Krause; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912, 1. Nachtr.: 15 (1921)
= Plectronia macrophylla K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 76 (1899)
= Plectronia medusula (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
species :
Keetia inaequilatera (Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 987 (1986)
Distribution: Nigeria; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 NGA 23 CON
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium inaequilaterum Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 112, in clavi, 115 (1931)
species :
Keetia koritschoneri Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 984 (1986)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia kounounkan Cheek & Simbiano; J. Pl. Taxon. & Geogr. (Webbia) 80(2, Suppl.): 185 (2025)
Distribution: Guinea
22 GUI
species :
Keetia leucantha (K.Krause) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 987 (1986)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon
22 BEN BKN GHA IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia leucantha K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 142 (1909)
species :
Keetia lukei Bridson; Kew Bull. 49(4): 803 (1994)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Keetia lulandensis Bridson; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Rubiac. (Part 3): 921 (1991)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia magassoubana Cheek; Kew Bull. 80(1): 143 (2025)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast
22 GUI IVO SIE
species :
Keetia mannii (Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 988 (1986)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; South Sudan
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE 23 CAF CMN CON GAB 24 SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium mannii Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 143 (1877)
= Canthium nervosum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 143 (1877)
= Plectronia flaviflora K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 543 (1907)
species :
Keetia molundensis (K.Krause) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 976 (1986)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Cameroon
22 SIE 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia molundensis K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 350 (1917)
variant :
var. macrostipulata (De Wild.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 976 (1986)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
22 NGA 23 CMN ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium macrostipulatum (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 459 (1967)
= Canthium mortehanii (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 459 (1967)
= Plectronia macrostipulata De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 190 (1925)
= Plectronia mortehani De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 191 (1925)
species :
Keetia multiflora (Schumach. & Thonn.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 988 (1986)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SIE TOG 23 CAF CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium kitsoni S.Moore; J. Bot. 48: 220 (1910)
= Canthium multiflorum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 144 (1877)
= Canthium afzelianum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 142 (1877)
= Pavetta parviflora Smeathman ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 492 (1830), nom. illeg.
= Pavetta smeathmannii DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 492 (1830)
= Psychotria multiflora Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 109 (1827)
species :
Keetia mwasumbii Bridson & Cheek; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(Suppl. 2): 160 (2019)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia namoyae O.Lachenaud & Q.Luke; Candollea 72(1): 24 (2017)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]
23 CON
species :
Keetia obovata Jongkind; Kew Bull. 57(4): 991 (2002)
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast
22 IVO LBR
species :
Keetia ornata Bridson & Robbr.; Belg. J. Bot. 126(1): 30 (1993)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Keetia procteri Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 981 (1986)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia purpurascens (Bullock) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 981 (1986)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium purpurascens Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 368 (1932)
species :
Keetia purseglovei Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 972 (1986)
Distribution: Cameroon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Angola
23 CMN ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG
Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)
species :
Keetia ripae (De Wild.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 989 (1986)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium apiculatifolium (De Wild.) Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 190 (1931)
= Canthium ripae (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 460 (1967)
= Plectronia apiculatifolia De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 177 (1925)
= Plectronia ripae De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 3: 294 (1910)
species :
Keetia rubens (Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 989 (1986)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Central African Republic
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR SIE 23 CAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium rubens Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 142 (1877)
species :
Keetia rufivillosa (Robyns ex Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 990 (1986)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Gabon; Central African Republic
22 IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CAF GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium rufivillosum Robyns ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 112, in clavi, 113 (1931)
species :
Keetia rwandensis Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 990 (1986)
Distribution: Rwanda
23 RWA
species :
Keetia semsei Bridson & Cheek; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(Suppl. 2): 162 (2019)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Keetia susu Cheek; Kew Bull. 73(4)-56: 3 (2018)
Distribution: Guinea
22 GUI
species :
Keetia tenuiflora (Hiern) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 982 (1986)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Angola
22 IVO NGA SIE 23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium brownii Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 370 (1932)
= Canthium tenuiflorum Welw. ex Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 477 (1898)
= Plectronia angustiflora De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 30 (1915)
= Plectronia rutshuruensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 197 (1925)
= Plectronia tenuiflora (Welw. ex Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
species :
Keetia tinka Cheek & Simbiano; J. Pl. Taxon. & Geogr. (Webbia) 80(2, Suppl.): 188 (2025)
Distribution: Guinea
22 GUI
species :
Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41: 974 (1986)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; ?Sudan; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium barteri Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 143 (1877)
= Canthium dundusanense (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 459 (1967)
= Canthium sphaerocarpum Schweinf. ex Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 371 (1932), pro syn.
= Canthium sylvaticum Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 477 (1898)
= Canthium venosum (Oliv.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 144 (1877)
= Canthium venosum var. pubescens Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 144 (1877)
= Plectronia barteri (Hiern) De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1(2): 33 (1900)
= Plectronia dundusanensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 183 (1925)
= Plectronia myriantha K.Krause; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 327 (1911), nom. illeg.
= Plectronia reygaertii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 195 (1925)
= Plectronia stipulata De Wild.; Icon. Horti Then., t. 38 (1900)
= Plectronia sylvatica (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 393 (1898)
= Plectronia vanderystii De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 31 (1915)
= Plectronia venosa Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 85 (1873)
species :
Keetia venosissima (Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 991 (1986)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Cameroon
22 GHA IVO 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium venosissimum Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 113, in clavi, 115 (1931)
species :
Keetia zanzibarica (Klotzsch) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 979 (1986)
subspecies :
subsp. zanzibarica
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Mozambique
25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium longistylum (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 459 (1967), nom. illeg.
= Canthium zanzibaricum Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 291 (1861)
= Plectronia longistyla De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 188 (1925)
= Plectronia zanzibarica (Klotzsch) Vatke; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 231 (1875)
subspecies :
subsp. cornelioides (De Wild.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 979 (1986)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium zanzibaricum var. glabristylum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 139 (1877)
= Plectronia cornelioides De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 159 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. gentilii (De Wild.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 41(4): 980 (1986)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Tanzania
23 CAF CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Plectronia gentilii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 82 (1904)
= Canthium gentilii (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 459 (1967)
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